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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Labor and Employment


NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION
National Capital Region
Quezon City

,
Complainants,

- versus - NLRC CASE NO. NCR-05

,
Respondent.
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COMPROMISE AGREEMENT

UNDERSIGNED PARTIES:

, of legal age, Filipino, and resident of 39 San Pedro St.,


Barangay Common Wealth Quezon City NCR 1121, herein referred
to as the “Complainants”;

- and -

with business address at Barangay Santa Teresita, Dapitan


Street, Quezon City, hereinafter referred to as the “Respondent”;
(Complainants and Respondent are collectively referred to as the
“Parties”).

Statement of the Facts and antecedent proceedings:

1. To recall, on 10 March 2018, a complaint was filed


against Respondent. Respondent was surprised to receive a notice
for conference before the office of the National Labor Relations
Commission allegedly for illegal termination and monetary claims.
Preliminary conference was held, but settlement was not reached.

2. On 26 June 2018, the parties submitted their respective


Position Papers. On 23 July 2018, parties submitted their respectively
Replies. Thereafter, the Honorable Office a quo issued its Decision
dated 31 January 2019 finding Complaints to be employees of
Respondent and the latter being liable for the former’s salary
differentials. The dispositive portion reads, to wit:

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Wherefore, premises considered, a Decision is
rendered finding no [illegal] dismissals.

Respondent, is however directed to pay salary


differentials and attorney’s fees to complainants.

All other claims denied for lack of merit.

The attached computation forms part of this


Decision.

SO ORDERED.

3. A copy of the above-described Decision dated 31 January 2018


of the Honorable received on 25 March 2019 by the
Respondent and the corresponding appeal was filed on 4 April
2019.

4. In the interim, parties were in constant communication,


considering that they are practically relatives and that the
instant case basically materialized out of a misunderstanding.
Hence this compromise agreement.

Parties agree as follows:

1. The Parties to this compromise agreement hereby voluntarily


and freely express their desire to settle the above-captioned
case peacefully and amicably to their mutual and common
advantage.

2. The Respondent agrees to pay Complainant, by way of


financial assistance the total amount of
__________________________________________________.

3. Complainant hereby acknowledges receipt in full of the agreed


financial assistance, and further agrees that this amicable
settlement shall constitute a final and full settlement of of all
amounts that may be due or owing from Respondent arising
from Complainant's employment/arrangement with Respondent.
As such, the Complainant, freely and voluntarily releases and
forever discharges Respondent, including officers, directors,
employees, stockholders, representatives, agents, successors-

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in-interest, heirs and assigns of Respondent, from any and all
manner of action, causes of action, sum of money, damages,
liability, responsibility, obligation, claims and demands
whatsoever in law or equity, which she had, now have, or may
have against Respondent, including, but not limited to actual,
moral, exemplary and all other damages or causes of action
provided for under the law, if any, arising, directly or indirectly,
from Complainant's employment with Respondent all of which
claims or causes of action by these presents the Complainant
hereby abandons and waives by reason of the mutual
advantages agreed upon in this Compromise Agreement.

4. This agreement shall not in any way be construed as an


admission on the part of any party of any fault, negligence or
liability, of whatever kind and nature, in connection with the
above-captioned case.

5. This Compromise Agreement is not contrary to law, morals,


good customs, public policies and public order.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have mutually and


voluntarily agreed to the above stipulations and sign this Agreement
at NLRC National Capital Region on the ___ day of April 2019 for the
consideration and approval of the Honorable Labor Arbiter.

Certification

I hereby certify that I explained to the parties in the dialect


known to them that they confirmed that they fully understood and
voluntarily agreed to the terms of the above Compromise Agreement.

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